Originally posted by: anomaly
Originally posted by: SleepyGreggy
How did you fry it so I dont do the same..
Not a clue. The motherboard was JUST BAD. I've built probibly 80 computers from scratch. Never had this kinda problem. This is the email im sending out to pretty much major computer website I can find.
System specs:
2.4C, Antec Tru550, 2x512mb Corsair XMS PC3500, Sapphire Tech. Radeon 9800 Pro
So I got a P4P800 because my IC7 had a broken sound processor on arrival, and I figured it would be a better board all around. Pulled it out of the box, unplugged the computer, let the mobo sit in the room air for ~45 minutes in the anti-static bag, strapped on my anti-static wristband, pulled the IC7 out, put the P4P800 in. Boot it up, and about a quarter second of on, then everything powers down. Check over all connections, unplug, replug in, same thing. Unplug the hd's, same. Then the 2nd stick of ram, same. Then the vid card, same. Pull everything out, put it all back in. Does the same. Put IC7 back in and IT DOES THE SAME 1/4th SECOND BOOT. Plug in another stick of ram, same. Plug in another video card, same. Plug in another psu, it stays on. Says CPU is unrecognizable. Put the first ram back in, says the same as CPU. So as it stands, it appears the P4P800 fried CPU, ram, Video card, and PSU. Asus says they are not responsible for 3rd party hardware that is plugged into their board. Corsair says that Asus should foot the bill as the ram has been working for months, Sapphire says the Radeon could be replaced but again, Asus should do it. I've been building computers for 6 years. This is by far the worst time I've had. If you feel up to it, post this on your site. People should know what Asus is about.
Sincerely,
Nathan Shimek